1 to 25 of 35 Contract Software Engineering Jobs in the North of England

Software Engineer - Strategic Engineering, Cyber Security Location: Sheffield (3 days per week onsite mandatory) Contract End Date: 22 September 2027 Rate: £411 per day via Umbrella company About the Role An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented Software Engineer to join a Strategic Engineering team … within Cyber Security. This role is ideal for a strong software engineer who enjoys building production-grade applications, backend services, APIs, developer tooling, and automation solutions that support enterprise-scale cyber security and data platforms. This is a software engineering-focused position with significant hands-on development ...

currently supporting a product-focused organisation that is investing heavily in modern software engineering practices, including AI-assisted development and spec-driven engineering. They're looking for a Full Stack Software Engineer to join a highly collaborative team where engineers are encouraged to influence technical decisions, contribute … architecture discussions, and help shape how software is built. This is an environment where engineering judgement is valued, ownership is encouraged, and teams are focused on delivering meaningful outcomes rather than simply completing tasks. This role would suit an engineer who enjoys working across the full software ...

Birmingham, 60% Hybrid Role Type: 12 months Salary: Depending on experience Role Overview: We are looking for highly experienced Senior Java Developers/Senior Software Engineers who can hit the ground running and take a strong technical leadership role within an Agile engineering environment. Required Skills and Experience … Kafka experience Hands-on MongoDB experience Experience designing and developing robust, scalable and production-ready applications Strong automated testing and integration experience Experience with software architecture, technical design and system integration Strong understanding of application resilience, availability and operational stability Senior-level expectations: This is not simply a Senior ...

Senior Integration Software Engineer – Contract Location: Leeds/Wakefield – hybrid, with at least 1 day per week onsite and occasional regional travel Rate: £395 per day – Inside IR35 Contract: 1 September 2026 to 16 November 2026 Hours: Full-time We are looking for a Senior Integration Software Engineer … tests Working within Agile delivery and CI/CD environments Producing technical, API and interface documentation Supporting code reviews and maintaining high software engineering standards Essential Experience Strong enterprise software engineering and systems integration background Commercial experience with FHIR Commercial experience with HL7 v2.x Strong RESTful ...

Title: Engineering Manager Location: Manchester (Campus-MR8) - Hybrid About the Role We are looking for a contract Engineering Manager to lead, coach, and support engineering teams in delivering high-quality, scalable software. You will oversee project execution, drive architectural quality, manage production operations, and partner with product … role, you will initially manage contractor teams with a focus on high engagement, performance, and operational excellence. Key Responsibilities Team Leadership: Manage 1-3 engineering teams (5-8 engineers per team plus Product and Design partners). Track team health, roadmap progress, and KPIs while removing delivery blockers. People ...

with potential extension) Experience: 5-7 Years Role Overview We are seeking a Senior AI Prompt Engineer to drive enterprise-grade AI solutions across software development and business workflows. This is a highly technical role that bridges advanced prompt strategy with hands-on software engineering, focusing … enhanced automation pipelines and internal developer tooling. Securely integrate LLM capabilities into existing platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and enterprise systems. Establish prompt engineering standards, governance patterns, and evaluation metrics for AI output quality and cost. Essential Requirements Proven track record in advanced AI prompt engineering combined with ...

Title: Sr Engineering Manager Location: Manchester (Campus-MR8) - Hybrid About the Role We are looking for a contract Engineering Manager to lead, coach, and support engineering teams in delivering high-quality, scalable software. You will oversee project execution, drive architectural quality, manage production operations, and partner with … role, you will initially manage contractor teams with a focus on high engagement, performance, and operational excellence. Key Responsibilities Team Leadership: Manage 1-3 engineering teams (5-8 engineers per team plus Product and Design partners). Track team health, roadmap progress, and KPIs while removing delivery blockers. People ...

Full-Stack Engineer, you will drive the design, performance, and scalability of both frontend and backend architectures. Operating independently as well as collaboratively with software engineers, product owners, and UX designers, you will build innovative features to boost customer engagement utilizing modern Agentic AI tools. You will join … Frontend (BFF) layers, and core Java backend services; proficiency across all areas is expected, with skill distribution balanced across the team. Key Responsibilities Feature Engineering: Design and enhance user-facing features on web and mobile applications using modern frontend platforms alongside Agentic AI techniques, leveraging tools like Claude, Codex ...

IR35 Role purpose/summary Cybersecurity Sciences & Analytics (CSA) is a ~$50m and ~150 headcount function, bringing together expertise across cybersecurity, data science, AI, software and cloud engineering, governance, and programme management to: Deliver cyber analytics capabilities that measurably improve cyber prevention, control effectiveness, and the resilience … cases comply with cyber risk appetite, regulatory requirements, and data standards, through effective data and AI governance Evolve Cyber analytics platforms, products, and engineering practices through a controlled maturity roadmap, to improve platform and operational resilience, efficiency, and sustainability without increasing risk This Technical Solution Engineer is a hands ...

Developer Up to £425 per day Outside IR35 6 Months Remote I'm currently looking for an experienced Ruby Developer to join a growing engineering team on an initial 6-month contract, with the potential for extension. This is a hands-on role where youll be working … development and enhancement of modern software applications, collaborating closely with a wider engineering and product team. What youll be doing Designing, developing and maintaining scalable applications using Ruby Building clean, maintainable and well-tested code Developing and integrating APIs and backend services Collaborating with engineers, product and other ...

Until March 2027 | 1x/Month in Leeds ROLE OVERVIEW Brio Digital are supporting a consultancy who are looking for an experienced Full Stack Software Engineer with strong React and Python skills and a solid understanding of cloud-native architectures. You'll design, build, test and operate scalable applications … Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform Experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and using Git/GitHub Experience with automated testing and modern software engineering practices DESIRABLE SKILLS Familiarity with Micro Frontend and Single Page Application design patterns, best practices and performance optimisation Strong analytical and problem ...

Start: ASAP/Urgent Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (GCP/Kubernetes/Linux) We are seeking an experienced Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to join our clients engineering team and play a key role in delivering strategic cloud transformation initiatives across their payments platform. This position will be heavily involved … Google Cloud Platform (GCP) migration, helping modernise critical infrastructure that underpins secure, scalable, and highly available financial services. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on designing, building, and implementing solutions, rather than operational support. Once projects are delivered, responsibility for ongoing support is transitioned to the TechOps ...

professional full-stack development experience. Background working in product-oriented, retail, e-commerce, or consumer tech environments. Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Engineering (or equivalent practical experience/bootcamp). Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. ...

Role Overview We are recruiting a Senior AI Prompt Engineer for a client delivering enterprise-grade AI solutions across automation, software development, and business workflows. The role requires strong hands-on expertise with Microsoft Copilot, GitHub Copilot, and Claude (Claude Code), alongside proven experience in automation, code development … PowerShell scripting. This is a senior position for someone who can define robust prompt strategies while also delivering secure, production-ready AI-enabled engineering solutions. Key Responsibilities Design, optimise, and maintain advanced prompts for: Microsoft Copilot (M365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, extensions) GitHub Copilot (code generation, review, refactoring, developer productivity ...

DevSecOps Consultant Remote Inside IR35 We're partnering with a leading financial services client to appoint an AI DevSecOps Consultant to drive secure engineering practices across large-scale, cloud-based platforms. A key focus will be practical AI experience within DevSecOps, including embedding security controls into modern AI-assisted … coding tools and understand how to securely integrate AI-generated code into enterprise development pipelines. Key Requirements: Proven background in hands-on DevSecOps Engineering, with experience operating in a design/architecture-focused role Strong practical experience applying AI within DevSecOps and software engineering workflows Experience securing ...

Java Software Engineer – Active SC £70 per hour Umbrella | Inside IR35 | 12 Month Contract | Newcastle upon Tyne (4 days per week onsite, 1 remote working) | UKEO We're looking for an experienced Java Software Engineer to join a major UK defence programme, developing scalable cloud-based software within a modern Agile engineering environment. This is a hands-on Java development role , with a strong cloud-native focus and exposure to containerisation and DevSecOps throughout the software lifecycle. Key experience: Strong commercial Java development experience Cloud services/cloud-native development Unit and automated testing ...

SHEFFIELD, UK Location: Sheffield (2 days per week onsite) Contract: Contract Role Overview Our banking clients building a platform that enables control owners and engineering teams to manage and monitor compliance with software development standards and controls. The successful candidate will work on modern Java-based applications … resilient solutions across several strategic applications. Key Responsibilities Design, develop and maintain Java-based backend services and APIs. Build and enhance microservices using modern engineering practices. Collaborate with developers, testers and stakeholders to deliver new features. Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues across the application estate. Contribute to architecture discussions ...

Senior Java Developer Location: UK Remote/Hybrid Contract: Long-Term Contract Rate: Competitive Client: Leading Enterprise Technology Programme The Role We are looking for an experienced Java Developer to join a high-profile agile ...

annum + excellent pension Hybrid working London, Manchester, Cardiff, Belfast, Edinburgh or Darlington Are you an experienced Data or Software Engineer with hands-on experience of: Python and end to end Cloud deployment, looking for a role where your work can make a real difference? Our Government client ...

within a large-scale enterprise environment. You will play a key role in designing, developing and enhancing microservice-based platforms, working across the full software development lifecycle within a collaborative Agile team. This is an excellent opportunity to work with modern technologies including Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, MongoDB … with architects, DevOps engineers and business stakeholders Support deployment and production releases What's on Offer? Long-term programme work Modern technology stack Agile engineering culture Opportunity to work on enterprise-scale systems Remote/hybrid flexibility Competitive day rate Apply Now If you have strong experience with Java ...

Software Engineer | TypeScript, JavaScript & iOS Up to £64 per hour (Inside IR35) Based on a 37.5-hour working week Manchester - 2 days per week in the office, remote working otherwise Initial 6-month contract About the Client Digital Skills are partnering with a leading global technology business that … investing heavily in the evolution of its mobile platform. As part of a newly formed engineering team, they are looking for an experienced iOS Software Engineer to help drive the development of high-quality mobile experiences used by customers at scale. About the Role This is a full ...

Senior Software Engineer - 3-month contract: Manchester/Hybrid Interviewing now for a Software Engineer for a 3-month project (outside IR35.) You will play an integral part of an agile team to enhance, build, and deliver products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You will have ...

Senior Software Engineer TypeScript, JavaScript & Android Up to £95 per hour (Inside IR35) | 40-hour working week Manchester 2 days per week in the office, remote working otherwise Initial 6-month contract A global technology company is looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer with strong TypeScript … JavaScript experience, alongside solid Android development skills , to join their dynamic team. This is a full-stack engineering role , with the majority of the work focused on building and delivering features across the wider application and service stack using TypeScript and JavaScript . Around 40% of the role will ...

Backend Software Engineer Manchester - 2 days in the office 6 Months Contract + Extension £72.00 per hour A global e-commerce product organisation is urgently looking for experienced Backend Engineers to help lay the technical groundwork for scaling global partner connectivity across our travel and attractions ecosystem. In this … role, you will be part of a core engineering team tasked with integrating global third-party providers directly into our platform. You'll focus on building resilient, cloud-native services that manage product ingestion, availability streams, real-time messaging, webhooks, and complex data translations-ensuring seamless communication between external ...

Title: AI Assisted Software Developer Location: Leeds 2x a week - Tuesdays and Thursdays Salary/Rate : Up to £600 daily Inside IR35 Start Date: 12/10/2026 Job Type : Initial 3 month contract with likelihood of extension and to be converted to perm *Candidates applying must … have an exciting opportunity now available with one of our enterprise data analytics clients. They are currently looking for a skilled AI Assisted Software Developer with extensive spec-driven development and ideally a background in Javato join their team for an initial 3 month contract. We're looking ...